baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent CH-532669-A (CH)
Title: Coloured ornamental bands - woven on shuttle jacquard weaving looms
Inventor: EWALD RATH
IPC: D03D35/00
Filed: 1971-11-15
Abstract: Multicoloured ornamental bands are produced on shuttle Jacquard weaving looms in which the number of colours in the bands is independent of the shuttles in the loom in that the multi-coloured yarns serving for the pattern are supplied in the warp direction and interlocked in the canvas by one or more weft yarns supplied by respective shuttles.
Patent CH-563607-A (CH)
Title: Time piece winder spindle crown - describe crown and method of assembly which is simple and cheap
IPC: G04B3/04
Filed: 1972-11-15
Abstract: The timepiece winder spindle crown, comprises a winder (1) fitted with a central tube (3) and a winder spindle (2) whose extremity penetrates into the tube (3) and is solidly located to the winder (1). The extremity of the spindle (2) has a piece (7) forced, pinned or screwed into the tube (3). Behind this piece on a face (10) is a depression (11) formed to diminish obliquely in width towards the interior extremity (4') of the tube (3) so that this extremity clamps the piece (7) and establishes an axial clamping of the spindle in the crown (1). The extremity of the spindle shank (2) has a shallow conical tip surrounded by a small guide collar (9).
Patent EE-9800222-A (EE)
Inventor: MANFRED FAERSTER
IPC: C09D1/08
Filed: 1997-05-05
Abstract: This invention concerns a coating material which can be used to rehabilitate the inside of pipelines, especially long-distance energy pipelines. Moreover, the invention concerns a coating produced out of the coating material and a process for its production. The curable coating material consists of a mineral component of at least 50 % by weight and at most 97 % by weight water and of a latex component of at least 3 % by weight and at most 50 %. A special composition of the curable coating material contains cement as the mineral component and natural latex as the latex component. An especially advantageous variant contains an admixture of fillers and/or of components which improve flow properties or strengthen or stabilize the curable coating material. Coating, especially of pipelines, is characterized by the fact that the coating consists of coating material as per the invention of a layer thickness of 1 to 30 mm. The coating can be used for long-distance energy lines which are operated under pressure. A special embodiment of the coating consists of a second coating layer which is made of the same components.
Patent GB-2346545-A (GB)
Title: A base for a vacuum cleaner nozzle.
Inventor: DILGER HORST
IPC: A47L9/02
Filed: 2000-01-10
Abstract: A multi-part base for a vacuum cleaner nozzle, includes main base 1 with suction inlet 6 and suction channel 3 bounded by suction mouth edges 4 and 5. Mounted within a recess in the base is plastic insert 2, which is shaped to form a suction active flow edge 7 along one side of the suction inlet. An alternative embodiment is disclosed wherein the insert includes two flow edges and a suction inlet part, the insert being mounted within the suction channel 6 of the main base.
Patent GB-2345251-A (GB)
Title: Electronic games board
Inventor: HARPAZ YEHOUDA
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 2000-02-08
Abstract: In an electronic games board which consists of an array of grid points which can be pressed by one of two players and which has a games manager (CPU + memory + software) to control the illumination of any one point in one of two colours, the games manager determines whether the pressing of a an unilluminated point by a player is a valid move according to criteria which involve determining a set of imaginary straight lines emanating from that point (eg from point 15 in Figure 4), assigning a value of "0" 'if no already illuminated point lies on a line, "1" if nearest point on a line is illuminated in player colour and "-1" if nearest illuminated point is in opponent's colour, and declaring a valid move if the sum of these values is zero or positive. In a preferred option, the sum has to be higher than a pre-determined fixed value. The game ends when neither player has a legal move available, at which point illuminated points are counted For each player colour.
Patent GB-2359453-A (GB)
Title: Method of allocating slots in a TDMA cellular communication system having picocells
Inventor: MOLKDAR DAVOOD
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2000-02-17
Abstract: System control logic (132) operates such that stationary (or slow moving) subscriber units (110, 111, 113, 114) are assigned to time-slots 0, 1 and 7 in a time division multiplex pico cellular-type communication system (100). Relatively fast moving mobile units (112) will be placed in time-slots 2-6. Moreover, time-slots 0, 1 and 7 are preferably left vacant, system loading permitting, with intra-cell handoff between time-slot channel resources actioned to ensure (preferably) non-utilisation of time-slots 0, 1 and 7. In the event that deemed stationary subscriber units are allocated to time-slots 0, 1 and 7 (or any time-slot for that matter), then uplink measurements therefrom are reduced. In this way, non-continuous downlink systems avoid excessive re-tuning of transceiver equipment required to monitor uplink traffic in adjacent cells, especially when such re-tuning is detrimental to monitoring of broadcast control channel (BCCH) information allocated, for example, to time-slot zero of a dedicated BCCH carrier.
Patent GB-2362449-A (GB)
Title: Dual pedal control apparatus
Inventor: SAPH DAVID
IPC: G05G1/34
Filed: 2000-05-17
Abstract: Dual pedal control apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle, comprises a first assembly 1 including pedals 37, 39 (only partly shown) for operation by a passenger, a second assembly including control pedals 5, 7 for operation by the driver, and cables 9a, 11a connecting the pedals of the first and second assemblies whereby the driver is able to operate the control pedals in the normal way, and the passenger is able to operate the control pedals by operating pedals 37, 39. In normal operation of the control pedals, elements 89, 91 on fittings 65, 66 attached to the control pedals slides along the cables, but when pedals 37, 39 are operated by the passenger connectors 67, 68 fitted to the free ends of the cables engage the elements 89, 91 to operate the control pedals. Resilient elements 69, 70 maintains the cables under tension.
Patent GB-2352058-A (GB)
Title: Automatically managing and recording semiconductor production
Inventor: CHO WON-SOO
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2000-05-22
Abstract: A semiconductor production system includes a plurality of process equipments 700, each for processing a lot representing a predetermined number of semiconductor wafers and generating real-time process data associated with the process performed on each lot; at least one production management device 100 for generating control commands associated with the process and the transport of lots to and from and within the semiconductor production bays and receiving the real-time process data from said each process equipments; an equipment control device 600 for controlling said process equipments in response to the control commands and transmitting the real-time process data to said production management device; a data storing device 200, 300, 500 for storing data associated with process and the lot in the semiconductor production; and a history management device 400 for managing history data of each of said process equipments and semiconductor wafers. The history database 500 is updated from a real-time database 200 via a temporary storage unit 300 at timed intervals or at the end of each process. Reports on the process can be produced from the history database by means of a reporting device 900.
Patent GB-2355855-A (GB)
Title: Steerable-beam multiple-feed dielectric resonator antenna
Inventor: KINGSLEY SIMON PHILIP
IPC: H01Q25/00
Filed: 2000-07-14
Abstract: A dielectric resonator antenna uses a plurality of feeds to produce several beams each having a 'boresight' (that is, a direction of maximum radiation on transmit, or a direction of maximum sensitivity on receive) in a different direction. Several such beams may be excited simultaneously to form a new beam in any arbitrary direction. The new beam may be incrementally or continuously steerable and may be steered through a complete 360 degree circle. The invention may be combined with an internal or external monopole antenna so as to cancel out the antenna backlobe or otherwise resolve the front/back ambiguity that rises with this type of dielectric resonance antenna. When receiving radio signals, electronic processing of such multiple beams may be used to find the direction of those signals thus forming the basis of a radio direction finding device. Further, by forming a transmitting beam or resolving a receiving beam in the direction of the incoming radio signal, a 'smart' or 'intelligent' antenna may be constructed. The excitation of several beams together can, in some combinations, produce a system with a significantly greater bandwidth than a beam formed by exciting a single probe or aperture. The antenna is non-cylindrical, e.g. a cone, frustrum, pyramid, hemisphere, torus, polygonal or oval prism, sphere, stepped cylinder or less regular shape.
Patent GB-2357811-A (GB)
Title: Double-diaphragm pump
Inventor: MARCHANT DEREK NOEL
IPC: F04B43/073
Filed: 2000-12-18
Abstract: A fluid actuated double-diaphragm pump has a central body 11 between a pair of pumping chambers 1,2, each of which is divided by a diaphragm 3,4 into an inner compartment 5,6 for pumped fluid and an outer compartment 7,8 for actuating or operating fluid. A push rod 12 with central passages 44 for conveying operating fluid extends through the central body 11, and connects the two diaphragms 3,4 for reciprocation. The central body 11 has a solid, unitary partition wall over a major portion of its central area, and is enlarged at its outer periphery to accommodate fluid inlet and outlet ports 14,15 and unidirectional valves 16,17 which are located respectively at lower and upper portions of the central body, enabling minimal fluid loss when draining the pump and providing a compact pump.
Patent GB-2367503-A (GB)
Title: A golf swing training aid and method
Inventor: SMITH TREVOR VERNON
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2001-04-12
Abstract: A golf swing training aid 10 for indicating shoulder turn during a golf swing, comprises an attachment means 16 and 18 and a support member 14 secured to the attachment means 16 and 18, having a shoulder position indicator 20 projecting outwardly forward from the support member 14. The attachment means 16 and 18 may be in the form of a shoulder harness with the support member 14 being in the form of a pad worn over the forward shoulder of the golfer relative to the swing. The position indicator 20 may be pivotally adjustable relative to the support member 14 and secured by a ball joint in a perpendicular forward position and may be made from a resilient material. A second position indicator 21 may be provided, located on support member 14.
Patent GB-2376841-A (GB)
Title: News Services
Inventor: VAN ROOYEN STEPHEN
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2001-05-22
Abstract: A method for delivering a news update to a reader's mobile device is disclosed. A request for a news update is received from the reader's mobile device, this request including an identifier for the mobile device and an identifier for a class of news updates the reader wishes to receive. On subsequent receipt of a news update, which has been pre-assigned one or more class identifiers, it is determined whether a class identifier assigned to the news update matches the class identifier in the reader's request. If a match is found, the news update is sent to the reader's mobile device.
Patent GB-2360635-A (GB)
Title: Retroreceive antenna
Inventor: FUSCO VINCENT F
IPC: H01Q3/26
Filed: 1999-02-24
Abstract: A retroreceive antenna system comprises two antenna elements (10, 12) equispaced about the antenna centreline (14). The signal received at a first element (10) is mixed (18) with a signal from a local oscillator (16) and combined (20) with the received signal from the other antenna element (12) to provide an output signal containing phase information for use as a control in steering the antenna.
Patent GB-2371384-A (GB)
Title: Data distribution and reproduction device
Inventor: TOKI NOZOMI
IPC: G06F21/10
Filed: 2001-09-11
Abstract: A server stores media data, excluding a sample data portion thereof, as distribution data to be distributed. A reproduction terminal stores the sample data portion. The reproduction terminal downloads predetermined distribution data from the server through a network, in accordance with the operation of a user. The reproduction terminal generates the media data from the sample data which is provided in advance and from the downloaded distribution data, thereby reproducing the media data. The reproduction terminal reproduces the generated media data.
Patent GB-2384662-A (GB)
Title: CDMA receivers with subtractive suppression of interpath interference (IPI) and multiple access interference (MAI)
Inventor: FITTON MICHAEL PHILIP
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: Spread spectrum receivers for reducing interference are described, particularly the interference observed at a user-end terminal in a W-CDMA 3G mobile communications system. Interpath interference which arises due to non-zero cross and auto correlation of more than one spreading code is suppressed by estimating a transmitted signal stream for a number of CDMA channels and/or multipaths, respreading this estimated signal and subtracting non-orthogonal interference contributions from a received signal before despreading a desired signal. Alternatively the estimated signal streams can be multiplied by the cross correlation between their spreading code and the desired signal spreading code and subtracted from an already despread symbol. The techniques provide an improved bit error rate or equivalently, enhanced capacity for a digital mobile communications network, and is particularly useful for cancelling pilot interference.
Patent GB-2378298-A (GB)
Title: System for locating control units
Inventor: BARTELHEIM JUERGEN
IPC: G05B19/042
Filed: 2002-04-25
Abstract: In a system for the physical location of a control unit in a process plant, there are provided a fixed-position device (1') and a mobile device, with the fixed-position device (1') being associated with the control unit (1) and comprising a processing unit (11), a communication device (12) with an antenna (13) for wire-free communication, and a non-volatile memory (17). Details relating to the position of the installation location of the control unit (1) are stored in the non-volatile memory (17) such that they can be called up. The mobile device is equipped with a processing unit, a keyboard, a display unit and a communication device which corresponds to the communication device (12) in the fixed-position device (1') and has an antenna for wire-free communication. Details which have been called up relating to the position of the installation location of the control unit (1) in the process plant can be visualized on the display unit.
Patent GB-2380258-A (GB)
Title: Measurement of thickness and optical characteristics of multi-layer films
Inventor: PATZWALD MATTHIAS
IPC: G01N21/359
Filed: 2002-05-13
Abstract: Method of determining geometric and optical characteristic of various layers of a lamina system, wherein the device (figure 1) determines these characteristics for each layer in dependence on optical characteristics of each layer (2) and the layers overlaying it. These determinations may be performed simultaneously, but for each layer the measuring may be performed by separate detector (6) and light sources (8, 9). The layer system may consist of a molybdenum layer, a CIS layer applied thereon, and a CdS layer applied on the CIS layer. The IR is at the range at which Molybdenum is partly transparent, and NIR is at the range at which CIS is partly transparent, but Molybdenum is not transparent, and UV or VIS is at wavelength range that is partly transparent by CdS layer but not transparent to CIS. The interference pattern produced from the reflected beam from each layer is used to measure the thickness /refractive index of each layer.
Patent GB-2379368-A (GB)
Title: DCH TFCI bits are encoded separately from DSCH TFCI bits and the ratio of DCH TFCI bits to DSCH TFCI bits at the encoder inputs is variable
Inventor: HWANG SUNG-OH
IPC: H04J13/10
Filed: 2002-06-27
Abstract: An encoding method for transport format comparison indicator (TFCI) bits for use in asynchronous CDMA is disclosed. TFCI information bits for the downlink shared channel (DSCH) are generated in a first TFCI generator 450, and TFCI information bits for a dedicated channel (DCH) assigned to a particular user are generated in a second TFCI generator 455. A first encoder 400 encodes the DSCH TFCI information bits to produce DSCH coded TFCI bits, and the second encoder 405 encodes the DCH information bits to produce DCH coded TFCI bits. The encoder outputs are passed through a multiplexer 410 to produce a 32 bit TFCI word. Each encoder generates a 32 bit signal from the input TFCI information bits, which it then punctures (using a mask pattern appropriate for the particular information bit ratio) to produce coded TFCI bits. When k DSCH TFCI information bits are input to the first encoder, 10-k DCH TFCI information bits must be input to the second encoder, where k is an integer between 1 and 9. In a first embodiment the first encoder outputs 3k+1 bits and the second encoder outputs 3(10-k)+1 bits. In another embodiment the first encoder outputs 3k bits and the second encoder outputs 3(10-k)+2 bits.
Patent GB-2390341-A (GB)
Title: Trolley having auxilliary wheel to aid directional control
Inventor: CREIGHTON GORDON ROBERT
IPC: B62B3/00
Filed: 2002-07-04
Abstract: A trolley has pairs of front and rear wheels disposed on a chassis, the trolley has at least one further, auxiliary, wheel that is preferably disposed between the front and rear of the chassis. The wheel is preferably attached to handle means so that the trolley operator can move the auxiliary wheel in and out of contact with the ground. The auxiliary wheel when contacting the ground aids movement of the trolley by helping to arrest sideways movement.
Patent GB-2390842-A (GB)
Title: Lifting device
Inventor: COMPTON PHILIP CHARLES
IPC: E01B29/26
Filed: 2002-07-16
Abstract: A device for lifting an elongate fixing element (20, fig 5) out of a support (16) has a leverage arm 30, a first support arrangement 40 at a first location along the arm defining a first pivot location for the arm and a second support arrangement 44 at a second location along the arm, further from the head than the first location, and defining a second pivot location for the arm. One of the first and second support arrangements can be selected such that the device has two modes of operation with different mechanical leverages. This device enables a two-stage removal process to be applied. In a first stage, a large initial lifting force can be applied and in a second stage a lower force is applied but over a greater length. The device can be used for lifting railway lock spikes from a rail fastening clamp.
Patent GB-2381983-A (GB)
Title: A flexible colour calibration system
Inventor: WU YIFENG
IPC: H04N1/60
Filed: 2002-09-10
Abstract: A generalized color calibration architecture (302) and method (100) are disclosed. A first interface (304) receives raw measuring data of a sample from a measuring tool. The data has a color type, and the sample has one or more color targets. Each color target has an arrangement of one or more color patches. A second interface (308) receives a colour calibration approach, the color data type, one or more target identifiers specifying the targets, and a color patch order for each target identifier. The color patch order specifies the arrangement of the color patches of a corresponding color target. A color calibration manager (310) performs the color calibration based on the raw measuring data, the color data type, the target identifiers, and the color patch order for each target identifier according to the colour calibration approach. The calibration yields or updates one one or more color conversion tables for subsequent use with a device, such as a color printer, or another type of device. The invention provides a more flexible approach to colour calibration by allowing input of various calibration parameters thereby providing a colour calibration module that is not tied to a specific device or colour calibration approach (e.g. a linear colour calibration or neutral axis colour calibration).
Patent GB-2380168-A (GB)
Title: A barrier for a vehicle
Inventor: DOLMAN TERENCE JAMES
IPC: B60R21/02
Filed: 2002-09-17
Abstract: A barrier 1 for a vehicle comprises stanchion members 2 associated with sockets 6 in the upper edge of a vehicle rear seat 5, and guard members 3 extending between the stanchion members. The guard members may be secured in place by means of clips 4 so as to provide a substantially planar barrier between two areas of the vehicle cabin, such as cargo and occupant areas. The sockets may be those used for normally securing head rests, and the stanchions may be secured therein in place of the head rests, or attached to the head rest support struts (figures 6,11). The stanchions may be telescopic, and U-shaped extendible elements 11 may be inserted in the ends of two adjacent guard members. The barrier may extend upwards in the same plane as the rear seat (figure 6), or it may be angled by means of an adjustable mechanism (figure 11).
Patent GB-2395400-A (GB)
Title: Dual frequency transmitter for heart rate monitoring
Inventor: MACGREGOR CALLUM
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2002-11-09
Abstract: A dual frequency transmitter 4 for remote heart rate monitoring which has means to detect a heart rate signal 51 and means to transmit two radio signals, one 53 at the conventionally used frequency of about 5kHz and the other 52 at a substantially greater frequency (UHF, HF), say between 100kHz-3GHz, e.g. 122kHz; and a radio receiver 3 therefor. The transmitter 4 may transmit at either or both frequencies and when both signals are transmitted, they may be transmitted simultaneously or in succession. The high frequency signal 52 is suitable for use in electrically noisy environments, e.g. in fitness clubs where there may be interference from other monitoring devices and electrical equipment, as it has a longer range, shorter transmission time and can be used to transmit coded signals. However, the high frequency signal 52 uses more current and is more cosfly that the low frequency signal 53, making the low frequency signal 53 more suitable for use in environments where interference is unlikely, e.g. when exercising at home or outdoors. The transmitter 4 may be mounted on exercise equipment, e.g. bicycle handlebars, or worn on a chestband 5, wristband, waistband etc. The receiver 3 may be mounted in a console 2, e.g. on treadmill 6.
Patent GB-2395805-A (GB)
Title: Information retrieval
Inventor: TREPESS DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: An information retrieval method in which a set of distinct information items map to respective nodes in an array of nodes by mutual similarity of the information items, so that similar information items map to nodes at similar positions in the array of nodes, comprises defining a search criterion, detecting those positions within the array of nodes corresponding to information items relevant to the search criterion, displaying points 300 which are at positions representing those positions within the array of nodes corresponding to the information items relevant to the search criterion and providing one or more representations 260 of the information content of the information items relevant to the search criterion.